Acts 7
1 And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
And the high priest said, Are these things so?
2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
3 and said to him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4 Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which ye now dwell.
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, [God] removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell:
5 And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.
and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.
6 And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat [them] four hundred years;
And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil, four hundred years.
7 and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and serve me in this place.
And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
8 And he gave to him [the] covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
10 and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
13 and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
14 And Joseph sent and called down to him his father Jacob and all [his] kindred, seventy-five souls.
And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,
And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself, and our fathers;
16 and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the [father] of Sychem.
and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17 But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
But as the time of the promise drew nigh, which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18 until another king over Egypt arose who did not know Joseph.
till there arose another king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
19 He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
The same dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.
20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly lovely, who was nourished three months in the house of his father.
At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:
21 And when he was cast out, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and brought him up for herself [to be] for a son.
and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22 And Moses was instructed in all [the] wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
23 And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;
But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24 and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
25 For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand was giving them deliverance. But they understood not.
and he supposed that his brethren understood how that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
26 And on the morrow he shewed himself to them as they were contending, and compelled them to peace, saying, Ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one another?
And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27 But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Dost thou wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat two sons.
And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.
And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of [the] Lord,
And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,
32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not consider [it].
I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
33 And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have surely seen the ill treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groan, and have come down to take them out of it; and now, come, I will send thee to Egypt.
I have surely seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge? him did God send [to be] a ruler and deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
36 He led them out, having wrought wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up to you out of your brethren like me [him shall ye hear].
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.
38 This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us;
This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:
39 to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
40 saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.
saying unto Aaron, Make us gods which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, which led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophets, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 Yea, ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of [your] god Remphan, the forms which ye made to do homage to them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.
45 which also our fathers, receiving from their predecessors, brought in with Joshua when they entered into possession of [the lands of] the nations, whom God drove out from [the] face of our fathers, until the days of David;
Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, which God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46 who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
who found favour in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
47 but Solomon built him a house.
But Solomon built him a house.
48 But the Most High dwells not in [places] made with hands; as says the prophet,
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in [houses] made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 The heaven [is] my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith [the] Lord, or where [is the] place of my rest?
The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?
50 has not my hand made all these things?
Did not my hand make all these things?
51 O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, ye also.
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now become deliverers up and murderers!
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them which shewed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;
53 who have received the law as ordained by [the] ministry of angels, and have not kept [it].
ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.
54 And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 But being full of [the] Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw [the] glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
58 and having cast [him] out of the city, they stoned [him]. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep.
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
